Tim: That is a good idea for these old structures. I checked out my original MacBook Pro and it is running 10.6. So I should be good to go. This will be a good idea for the future. I did read that 10.6 is still available from Apple.
Jody > On Nov 16, 2017, at 2:22 PM, Tim Nevels via 4D_Tech <[email protected]> > wrote: > > On Nov 16, 2017, at 2:00 PM, Jody Bevan wrote: > >> I think MacOS 10.6 is the last version of the MacOS that will run PowerPC >> applications if one can believe Wikipedia. >> >> "As support for Rosetta <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosetta_(software)> >> was dropped in OS X Lion <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OS_X_Lion>, Snow >> Leopard is the last version of Mac OS X that is able to run PowerPC-only >> applications.” >> >> I think it is just not possible to keep around old computers that will run >> old software. I did that too until I moved. Moving is the great ridder of ‘I >> will save that incase’. > > I use Parallels on my Mac running 10.10 to run a copy of MacOS 10.6. That > allows you to run Mac OS 10.6 on newer version of macOS. > > Now there is some issues about running a copy of Mac OS in a virtual machine. > Seems like I remember for Mac OS 10.6 you had to install the Mac OS 10.6 > Server version to be compliant. Not sure if Parallels blocks this if you try > to install from a DVD or if this is just of those that what to be > super-totally-legal. In my case I had a copy of 10.6 Server so I installed > that without any problems. > > I use it occasionally to deal with 4D 2004 structures I run across. If Mac OS > 10.6 will run 4D v6.8 that might be a solution. > > Tim > ********************************************************************** 4D Internet Users Group (4D iNUG) FAQ: http://lists.4d.com/faqnug.html Archive: http://lists.4d.com/archives.html Options: http://lists.4d.com/mailman/options/4d_tech Unsub: mailto:[email protected] **********************************************************************
